Thursday, March 31, 2011

The McManus Art Museum

We visited an art gallery and a jute mill exhibition in Dundee today.

It took us a long time to find the "entrance" to this building but the walk around the building was worth the time.

Part of the art museum....love these stairs

I was so engrossed in the art gallery that I only took one photo. 
This light fixture is made out of plastic bottles.  Great way to "reuse"!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Castles, castles, castles......

We just returned to our hobbit house after a three day excursion to the west coast of Scotland. We saw many many castles on our drive. We saw an Inn called the "castle stalkers" and we decided that must be us this week.

This is actually a hotel...but it looks like a castle.

Blair Castle
Sunset from our hotel in Mallaig
Island seen from Mallaig



Don't know the name of this one....we just happened past it on our drive



weaving loom

Tioram Castle

looking up the side of the castle

The tide was out so we could walk right onto the tiny island that surrounded the castle.


Window with a view in Strontian
Castle Stalker on Loch Laich 
views from the coastal drive



sheep everywhere

The Dunstaffnage Castle near Oban






The town of Oban

Ah....One can never see too many 14th century castles! I think this is Ardtornish Castle....honestly I lost track of the castle names...there are so many of them!

It's lambing time in the Highlands.....they are sooooo cute!


Castle gate house

Taymouth Castle....which now has a golf course around it

The back gate to the castle

Thursday, March 24, 2011

We hiked about 12 miles today. We walked past 4 lochs (lakes) and enjoyed a very nice sunny day. These are sights from our hike.


Sunday, March 20, 2011

Looking for the castle continued

not the castle

not the castle....this is the school of divinity at the University of Edinburgh

nope...on a hill...but not the castle

looks like a castle...but it's not the castle



Tah-dah!  Finally the castle!!!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Edinburgh

I love Edinburgh. There is a castle looking building everywhere you look.

Not the castle...

not the castle...

nope...still not the castle...

still not...wait for it.....wait for it....
to be continued